Naomi King

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Somos una gente del arco iris. We are a rainbow people. The rainbow is an arc of light brilliantly displaying all the colors of the visible spectrum, all the colors that combine to make the astounding beauty of our world, all the colors that combine to reflect the astounding diversity of human...

Reading | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Beauty, Diversity, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

Once upon a time, there were these two pirates name of Calico Caesar and Barnacle Betty, and their parrots Flag and Sail. It was actually the parrots, which the pirates carried for good luck, who introduced these two pirates to one another. Because one day in Cayo Hueso (Key West), sitting on the...

Story | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Democracy, Generosity, Governance

When the world’s violence shatters the joy of a moment We pause and reach out for the hands that remain We open our hearts with love. When despair rises as a monster from the deep and drags down one of our own, our answer is that We open our hearts with love....

Reading | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Compassion, Healing, Love, Suffering
On the back of a pink MacBook, a nametag that says "Hello! I am..." and written in below: "Enough."

When we introduce ourselves to another person, we usually extend our hand and summarize ourselves with one word, usually our name. "Hello, my name is Naomi…" These are the kinds of face-to-face greetings that initiate relationships, that open our hearts and act as a bridge of connection from one...

Reading | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Dignity, Direct Experience, Humanism, Identity, Secular, Self-Care, Self-Respect, Unitarian Universalism, Worth
fresh produce arranged on a table, viewed form above: broccoli, cabbage, green peppers, bok choy, and radishes

Every day we experience hunger and yearning: for food, for approval, for respect, for love, for meaningful work, for any and enough work, for home, for family, for friends, for health, for healing, for hope, for the departed, for the newly arrived, for the green trees, for the cool clean waters, ...

Meditation | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Connections, Gratitude, Healing, Health, Humanism, Love, Meaning, Purpose, Relationships, Secular, Spirituality, Thanksgiving, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism

The question for us today is: what does it mean for us to stand with our faith, for us to stand with this church?

Sermon | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Faith, Unitarian Universalism

Litany Response: “A Day!” Do we really apprehend what a day is? Do we feel its importance? Do we know its capacity? A day! It has risen upon us from the great depth of eternity, girt round with wonder; emerging from the womb of darkness; a new creation of Life and Light spoken into being by the...

Reading | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Awe, Purpose, Transcendence

Once there was and once there was not a town on the edge of the swamp in the sultry summer weather of far south Florida, between the alligators and the ocean. In this town there were two amazing friends, Sam and Joseph. They were a lot alike. They liked the same foods. They liked the same books.

Story | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Family, Imagination, Life Transition, Playfulness, Revelation, Secular
flowers and panes of a wall at the San Francisco columbarium (a repository for cremains)

Single Set of Cremains Whispering Breath of Mystery, rattling the windows of our spirits with tears and sorrow, draw us back to the wonderful, the loving, the beautiful times we had with name, whose ashes we now hold. Recall to us his/her / this one’s inspirational actions, caring, and commitment.

Ritual | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Animal Memorial, Death, Generations, Grief, Memorial Services, Reverence, Transformation

We know there is great abundance in our world: a great abundance of suffering—of people homeless, hungry, frightened, lonely, in danger, sick, exhausted, and wondering when this abundant suffering shall cease. We know there is great abundance in our world: a great abundance of love—of people...

Reading | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Abundance, Change, Transformation

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